#C34438#C34438

#C34438 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.165 H 28.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C34438
RGB	rgb(195, 68, 56)
HSL	hsl(5, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(5, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.1%, 71.3%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.01, 50.00, 34.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.01, 60.86, 34.75°)
OKLab	oklab(56.23% 0.1443 0.0792)
OKLCH	oklch(56.23% 0.165 28.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.2893, 16.0255, 5.5022)
Luminance	0.1602 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C34438 #38B7C3

analogous

#C33872 #C34438 #C38A38

triadic

#C34438 #38C344 #4438C3

tetradic

#C34438 #72C338 #38B7C3 #8A38C3

square

#C34438 #72C338 #38B7C3 #8A38C3

split-complementary

#C34438 #38C38A #3872C3

monochromatic

#64231D #93332A #C34438 #D36F65 #E19B95

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.99

#C34438 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#C34438 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C34438

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C34438	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C34438	1.00	4.99	4.20	4.99
#FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675E36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877A34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D62342

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c34438;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 68, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.165 28.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7e6f',
    500: '#c34438',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c34438;
$custom-light: #dd7e6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c34438",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 195,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.18,
    "s": 55.378,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56231,
    "c": 0.16464,
    "h": 28.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C34438

secondary

#8BC6CC

accent

#D2DF49

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C34438

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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